Stewart, Anne (fl. 1515)

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Stewart, Anne (fl. 1515)

Countess of Lennox. Name variations: Anne Stuart; some sources show her as Lady Elizabeth Stuart. Flourished around 1515; daughter of John Stewart (c. 1440–1512), 1st earl of Atholl (John of Balveny), and Eleanor Sinclair (d. 1518, daughter of the earl of Orkney and Caithness); married John Stewart (d. 1526), 3rd earl of Lennox (r. 1473–1526, murdered by Sir James Hamilton of Finnart), on January 19, 1511; married Ninian, 3rd Lord Ross, on December 9, 1529; children: (first marriage) Matthew Stuart (1516–1571), 4th earl of Lennox (father of Lord Darnley); Robert Stewart (c. 1516–1586), 6th earl of Lennox; John Stuart (d. 1567), 5th Lord of Abigney; Helen Stewart (who married William Hay, 6th earl of Erroll); Elizabeth Stewart (mistress of James V [1512–1542], king of Scotland).

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